january 14
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JANUARY 14, 2011 W E E K L Y U P D A T E
Dear Parents,
Wow, what a week!
• Two full days of rehearsals in the LLAC on Monday and Tuesday
• An absolutely stunning performance put together and delivered by the Grade 5 students
• A field trip to the SENT Landfill in Tseung Kwan O
• A viewing of “Sparrow Village”
• Applications being sent home for the annual Grade 5 Zigen trip to Guizhou Province
Your children really have experienced a wide range of learning engagements over the past week. In addition to that, we have started our new unit, “Sharing the Planet.” You can find below the Unit Update. It’s also been posted on the blog along with the two summative assessments; the hard copies of these assessments have been sent home with your child today. Please read them carefully, discuss them with your child and return them on Monday with your signature.
In Math we are working to conclude our investigations into fractions. Students are creating their own summative assessments to demonstrate their understandings. We’ve brainstormed a list of possible tasks, such as poetry collections, posters, interviewing fractions, short stories, reference books, “How To” manuals board games, and more! We’ll start our investigations into decimals very shortly.
In Literacy, we’ll begin looking at the language features and organizational structures of recounts next week. For some more information, check out the Literacy link on our blog.
Photographs from Tuesday’s performance have been posted. Thanks those who have provided some pics for the slideshow. If you have any that you’d like to contribute, by all means send them to me and I’ll include them in the blog.
Please note the reminders on this blog. There are many important dates and notifications about which you should be aware.
Kind Regards,DJ [email protected] & http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/donaldmacpherson//
“Let’s Make it Happen” and Happy New Year
GRADE 5A @ CDNIS
